Peru: Government Gives Mining Concessions To Canadian Company Without Consulting Awajun People

Peru: Government Gives Mining Concessions To Canadian Company Without Consulting Awajun People   Translated from Spanish, Original Below   Although the population Awajún of Cenepa opposes mining exploration because it damages forests, Canada's New Dimension Resources Ltd. (NDR) reported that its subsidiary Minera NDR Peru hopes to make significant discoveries of gold in this border area, located in the Amazon region, now that they have received the ten titles of the original concessions of...

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